Löw delight at Germany success

Germany coach Joachim Löw was happy his "cheeky" team selection paid off as his side cruised past Greece 4-2 in their quarter-final in Gdansk.

He made three significant changes from the team which beat Denmark to finish Group B with a 100 per cent record, the stand-out one being replacing three-goal striker Mario Gomez with Miroslav Klose. Löw said he was unconcerned these alterations leaked out into the public domain hours before kick-off, even if it did spoil the element of surprise.

"To be cheeky is a good thing. It was the time to bring in some fresh faces and different types of players who could do a job and I think it worked very well," said Löw.